How to Be Single Book

It's the most annoying question and they just can't help asking you:

Why are you single?

On a brisk October morning in New York, Julie Jenson, a single thirty-eight-year-old book publicist, gets a hysterical phone call from her friend Georgia. Reeling from her husband's announcement that he is leaving her for a samba teacher, Georgia convinces a reluctant Julie to organize a fun girls' night out with all of their single friends to remind her why it is so much fun not to be tied down.

But the night becomes a wake-up call for Julie because none of her friends seem to be having much fun: Alice, a former legal aid attorney has recently quit her job to start dating for a living; Serena, who is so busy becoming a fully realized person that she can't find time to look for a mate; and Ruby, a curvy and compassionate woman, has been mourning the death of her cat for months.

Fed up being single in Manhattan, Julie sets off to find out how women around the world deal with this dreaded phenomenon. From Paris to Rio to Sydney, Bali, Beijing, Mumbai, and Reykjavik, Julie falls in love, gets her heart broken, sees the world, and learns more than she ever dreamed possible. Written in Liz Tuccillo's pitch-perfect, hilarious, and relatable voice, How to Be Single is the ultimate novel for the adventurer in us all.

Publishers Weekly

The debut novel of former Sex and the City story editor Tuccillo will most likely appeal to fans of the TV series simply because it's a look-alike. The star here is Julie Jenson, a single 38-year-old woman living in New York and searching for love. When her three friends aren't any help, Julie travels the world to discover the reasoning behind the single life. Judy Greer's voice is eerily similar to that of Sarah Jessica Parker's. Listeners will be hard pressed not to picture the actresses of the show as the story plays out. Greer's delivery is strong and unabashed and will surely appeal to female listeners. The biggest downside is that it's all been done before, and this audiobook pales in comparison. An Atria hardcover (Reviews, Apr. 21). (July)

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